Participants List of the High Level Conference on South-Eastern Europe

1. Chairman:

Dr.Tatsuo Arima, the Representative of the Government of Japan

2. Keynote Speakers and Reporters:

- Mr. Yasushi Akashi, President of Japan Preventive Diplomacy Center
- Mr. Steven Allen, Special Representative for the Balkans, UNICEF
- Mr. Carl Bildt, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Balkans
- Mr. Eric Burgeat, Director of the OECD Center for Co-operation with Non-Members
- Mr. Daan Everts, Deputy Special Representative for Institution-Building of UNMIK
- Mr. Shinji Fukukawa, President of DENTSU Institute
- Mr. Vladimir Gligorov, Senior Researcher of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
- Mr. Bodo Hombach, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
- Mr. Eric Lehmann, President of SRG SSR idee suisse and Director-General of RTK
- Mr. Laurent Levi-Strauss, Deputy Director of the Division of Cultural Heritage, UNESCO
- Dr. Bedrich Moldan, Director of the Central and Eastern Europe Environmental Center
- Dr. Ovidiu Nicolescu, Professor of ASE
- Prof. Yoshiaki Nishimura, Hitotsubashi University
- Dr. Albert Rohan, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman for South East Europe

3. Participants from Southeastern Europe:

Bosnia:	Mr. Mladen Ivanic, President of Party of Democratic Progress Mr. Huso Zivalj, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bulgaria:	Mr. Ognian Shentov, President of the Center for the Study of Democracy Mr. Vassiliy Takev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Croatia:	Dr. Vesna Cvjetkovic-Kurelec, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. Slaven Letica, Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb University
FYROM:	Mr. Nikola Dimitrov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Romania:	Mr. Mihai Ungureanu, Secretary of State MOFA

4. Observers:

Montenegro:	Prof. Veselin Vukotic, Faculty of Economics, University of Podgorica
Serbia:	Mr. Danko Djunic, President of the Economic Institute in Belgrade
Kosovo :	Mr.Veton Surroi, Editor-in-Chief of "Koha Ditore" Ms. Rada Trajkovic, Member of the Serb National Council

5. Participants from Neighboring Countries and International Organizations:　

Hungary:	Mr. Gabor Bagi, Deputy State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Slovenia:	Mrs. Jozica Puhar, Deputy National Coordinator of the Stability Pact
Turkey:	H.E. Ali Hikmet Alp, Ambassador, Coordinator for Balkan Affairs

6. Participants from G8 Countries and UNMIK:　

Canada:	Mr. Guy Archambault, Director of the Eastern Adriatic Division, Department of Foreign Affairs
France:	Mr. Hugues Alban Pierre Pernet, Director of the Continental Europe Directorate Mr. Emmanuel Lenain, Counsellor of the UN and International Organizations Directorate
Germany:	Mr. Christian Pauls, Ambassador, Deputy Political Director (co-chair) Mr. Johannes Haindl, Deputy-Director of the Russia and East Europe Directorate
Italy:	Mr. Riccardo Guariglia, Counsellor of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Russia:	Mr. Alexander Tolkach, Director of the Third European Department Mr. Sergey Bazdnikin, First Secretary of the Third European Department
UK:	Mr. Stephen Wordsworth, Head of the Eastern Adriatic Department Mr. Paul Johnston, Head of the Kosovo Policy Section
USA:	Mr. James Pardew, Deputy Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Kosovo and Dayton Implementation Ms. Laurel Miller, Senior Advisor of Office of the Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Kosovo and Dayton Implementation Mr. Gerhard Sabathil , Head of Unit
European Commission:	Mr. Gerhard Sabathil , Head of Unit
UNMIK:	Mr. Axel Dittmann, Political Advisor to Special Representative for Secretary General Mr. Ken Inoue, Administrator Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura, Principal Officer

7. Participants from Japan:　

(a) Officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs:　

- Mr. Kazuhiko Togo, Director-General of the European and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
- Mr. Takahiro Shinyo, Deputy Director-General of the European and Oceanian Affairs Bureau

(b) Official from Ministry of International Trade and Industry:　

- Mr. Toshihiko Oguru, Director, Office for the Promotion of Japan-Europe Industrial Cooperation, International Trade Policy Bureau

8. Experts:　

- Ms. Akiko Domoto, Member, House of Councillors
- Mr. Mitsuro Donowaki, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Professor Hiroyuki Ishi, University of Tokyo
- Professor Nobuhiro Shiba,University of Tokyo
- Mr. Takahide Shioya, President, NIRA
- Mr. Takashi Shinozuka, Director, International Cooperation Department, NIRA
- Mr. Hatsuhisa Takashima, Executive-Controller General of NHK
- Professor Masayuki Yamauchi,University of Tokyo

9. Participants from NGO:　

(a) Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Japan: Mr. Shunya Tsukamoto, Executive Director

(b) Association to Aid Refugees (AAR), Japan: Ms. Hiroko Nimura, Programme Officer

Back to Index